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British Government: The escalation of settler violence in the West Bank is unacceptable

Israeli artillery shelling on the vicinity of the towns of Hula, Blida and Muhaybib in southern Lebanon

Israeli army artillery and an air strike in Yarine

Israeli Army Intelligence: We expect the war against Hamas to continue for at least several months

Israeli warplanes destroy the Palestine Mosque in the town of Bani Suhaila

Israeli security forces stormed the eastern region of Nablus a short while ago

Israeli army artillery towards Naqoura, Tayr Harfa, Hiam

Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of Tayr Harfa and Yarin

Reports of multiple ATGM/mortar shell launches towards Mount Dov area

Mortar shell and ATGM launches continue along the Lebanon border with Israel

Israeli army retrieves bodies of 2 soldiers taken alive to Gaza on Oct. 7; unclear if they were murdered or killed in Israeli airstrikes, @ynetalerts reports. As army moves deeper into Hamas strongholds, more bodies will likely be recovered

Sullivan: During the talks in Israel, I focused on the need for operations to become less intense

Sullivan: In-depth discussions were held in Tel Aviv regarding the next phase of the war

Sullivan: I will discuss with the Palestinian President extending its control in the West Bank

US National Security Advisor: I will discuss with President Abbas strengthening the Palestinian security forces and extending control in the West Bank

Sullivan: We are making efforts to ensure that the conflict does not expand in the region

Sullivan: Israel has the right to defend itself

Sullivan: We will work to ensure that the hostages are released and returned to their families

Israeli army artillery towards Rmeich and Ayta Ash Shab

Israeli army artillery and air strikes are continuing throughout the strip non stop as well as heavy fighting

Israeli army artillery towards Yarine, Oum Touteh and Jebbayn

Israeli media: The Israeli army announces the killing of one of its soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip

Israeli security forces arrested the young man, Imad Shukani, after storming his house in the village of Al-Badhan, east of Nablus.

Shooting targets Israeli security forces after storming the city of Tubas.

US to announce maritime Task Force Friday to stop Houthis, reports @BarakRavid Arrival of commercial ships to the port of Eilat in southern Israel has almost completely stopped. Ships heading to Israel from Asia now take expensive route around Africa

Midday Dec. 14 (Sanaa time), a ballistic missile was fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen toward the international shipping lane north of the Bab-el-Mandeb. There were no injuries or damage. Following the missile launch, the M/V Maersk Gibraltar was hailed by the Houthis, who threatened further missile attacks. The M/V Maersk Gibraltar is a Hong Kong-flagged cargo container vessel

Israeli security forces arrest 5 Palestinian youths in the village of Urif, south of Nablus

A senior U.S. official says in a briefing with reporters that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's days are numbered. "he has American blood on his hands and he is holding American hostages. No matter how long it takes justice will be made when it comes to Sinwar", he said

The White House: Biden and Erdogan discussed the need for a political horizon for the Palestinians

US National Security Adviser tells Israel's leaders: Washington will back Israeli assault on Hezbollah if diplomatic efforts to secure Lebanon deal fail

Israeli security forces storm the town of Jayyus, northeast of Qalqilya.

Sullivan: What the Houthis are doing does not constitute a threat to Israel but to the international community

.@SenSchumer (D-NY) on Ukraine and Israel funding: "After we finish today, the Senate will return on Monday. That will give negotiators from the White House, Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans a time to work through the weekend in an effort to reach a framework agreement

Young men throw homemade bombs at vehicles in the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya

Palestinian Health: The death toll as a result of the Israeli raids on Gaza rose to 18,787

The Israeli army's trial run of pumping seawater in Hamas's tunnels in the Gaza Strip, as has been reported by foreign media in recent weeks, appears to have been successful

Confrontations broke out between youths and Israeli security forces after they stormed the town of Yaabad, southwest of Jenin

In his meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan told Netanyahu that the Israeli government’s military actions need to "transition to the next lower intensity phase in a matter of weeks, not months.”

3 were killed and a number of wounded in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Al-Qassam Brigades say they targeted an Israeli foot force and two tanks with shells in northern Gaza

The Israeli Army: The Air Force carried out more than 500 air strikes this week in the Gaza Strip

A second young man was injured by bullets during confrontations in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.

A young man was injured by bullets during confrontations in Beita, south of Nablus

Iran DepFM @Bagheri_Kani met China DepFM today in Beijing, discussing bilateral and regional issues including Gaza. Iran’s deputy FM Ali Bagheri met China deputy FM today in Beijing, discussing a range of bilateral and regional issues. Among others, they discussed the situation in Gaza, human rights, terrorism and the talks on lifting the sanctions

Airplanes launch a raid on the center of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip

Israeli army artillery towards Ramya, Beit Lif, Qouzah

Violent Israeli artillery shelling in Jabalia al-Balad, north of the Gaza Strip.

The communications and Internet networks in the Gaza Strip were completely cut off

US and UK announce joint sanctions against Iran's IRGC-Quds Force, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The German Public Prosecutor announces the arrest of 4 Hamas members

Al-Qassam Brigades say they "sniped" 4 Israeli soldiers and targeted 3 vehicles with missiles in Gaza City

Israeli army artillery and an air strike in Naqoura

Israeli army artillery and an air strike in Naqoura

Injuries as a result of an Israeli raid on a house west of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip

At 4:00 p.m., Israeli helicopters fired two missiles directed towards the northern outskirts of the town of Mays Al-Jabal on the main road to the hospital.

Israeli drones fire a missile towards the "Hamoul" area on the outskirts of Naqoura

Israeli artillery shelling targeted a house in the town of Aita al-Shaab, southern Lebanon

Two wounded with bullets during clashes in the village of Abu Mishal, west of Ramallah

Two dead and one wounded in an Israeli bombing targeting the Tahlia area in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Mossad: after a long and extensive operation, with the help of security authorities in Denmark, 7 Hamas operatives were arrested. They were planning to attack Jewish and Israeli targets

Israeli army artillery towards Naqoura, Labbouneh, Aitaroun, Ayta Ash Shab, Maroun A Ras, Blida, Houlla, Mhaibib Meis Al Jabel

Hamas publishes video attempting to demonstrate a hit on a Merkava tank, but in fact demonstrates the active protection system working perfectly

Also an air strike in Meis Al Jabel

Another Israeli army air strike in Ayta Ash Shab

Mortar shell and ATGM launches continue along the Lebanon border with Israel

Another Israeli army air strike in Ayta Ash Shab

Casualties in an Israeli bombing that targeted a civilian car and a motorcycle north of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army withdraws from the city of Jenin in the West Bank

Israeli army air strikes in Oum Touteh, Tayr Harfa and Yarine

Bombing a house in Jabalia refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip

Hamas leader Musa Abu Marzouk retracts his statements on PLO: They were misunderstood and we do not recognize their legitimacy

Al-Qassam Brigades: We destroyed an Israeli tank in the city of Khan Yunis with a Yassin 105 shell and it caught fire.

Palestinian Health: 179 killed in Israeli raids on Gaza during the last hours

Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Houla in southern Lebanon

Also an air strike between Ainata and Kounine

Airplanes target the vicinity of the Al-Balad area in central Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip

An explosion of interceptor missiles launched by the Israeli army in the airspace of the border area in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon

MSF: This morning, Israeli forces stopped ambulances taking discharged patients home outside Khalil Suleiman hospital. Paramedics and ambulance drivers were ordered out of the ambulances, stripped and made to kneel in the street. The patients were left in the ambulances

Israeli artillery shelling targets the town of Mays Al-Jabal

Israeli army artillery towards Meis Al Jabel, Blida, Houlla, Markaba

An Israeli tank fires two shells towards Ras Al-Dahr in Mays Al-Jabal

Mortar shell and ATGM launches continue along the Lebanon border

Israeli phosphorus bombing targets the outskirts of the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon

Casualties in aircraft bombing a house in the Yabna camp in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

Turkey expects from US not to further obstruct the UN Security Council attempts to call a ceasefire in Gaza, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says

Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Blida in southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery shelling targets the outskirts of the town of Blida in southern Lebanon

The Israeli army reveals footage showing Palestinian gunmen surrendering to Israeli army troops at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza

Palestinian Minister of Health: The situation in Jenin hospitals is very difficult as the Israeli attacks continue

CENTCOM: At approximately 0830 (Sanaa time) on December 13, in the southern Red Sea, the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) was responding to a mayday call from the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Motor Vessel Ardmore Encounter, which was under attack from Houthi forces. These forces first attempted to board the tanker via skiffs. When this was unsuccessful, a pair of missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen at the vessel, which both missed. While responding to the distress call, the Mason shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle also launched from Houthi-controlled areas. The UAV was heading directly towards the Mason and was shot down in self-defense. There were no injuries to personnel and no damage to any vessels. The Ardmore Encounter was able to proceed without further incident

Airstrike on Barazil area, Rafah, southern Gaza

Borrell: If the fighting in the Gaza Strip does not stop, we will be facing a real humanitarian catastrophe

Israeli artillery targets various areas in Khan Yunis

Putin: We must work on the issue of establishing an independent Palestinian state

Israeli army artillery and air strikes in Yaroun

Israeli raids target the vicinity of the town of Aitaroun in the central sector of southern Lebanon

Israeli media: 5 Israeli soldiers were evacuated after they were injured during clashes in Jenin in the West Bank.

The Israeli army launches a series of large-scale air attacks in southern Lebanon

Violent clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli security forces near Al-Damj neighborhood, west of Jenin camp

Mortar shell and ATGM launches continue along the Lebanon border Israel